Chris, Dmitri, Chuck, Thank you all..
Have got myself a safari bookshelf and cpan shell at the ready.. Wish me luck... Databases here I come ;-) - Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Taranto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 March 2003 22:13 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Oracle9.2 and mod_perl - advice sought > > > This book might be useful to you too! > > Perl for Oracle DBAs > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oracleperl/ > > HTH, > > Christopher Taranto > > At 06:12 PM 3/25/03 +0000, you wrote: > >Hello all, > > > >Quick request for advice/direction... > > > >I'm about to take receipt of an Oracle 9.2 server - for the development > >of a site/product/service.. I'm happiest writing Perl - under mod_perl > >- so I'd like to stick to that, but most importantly I need the solution > >with the lowest transaction overheads.. (The webserver and OracleDB are > >going to be on different boxes..) > > > >I'm told the best solution is to use SQLNet(?) rather than ODBC.. ?? > > > >I've managed to get my XML'ing to a level that allows me to avoid > >databases thus far ;-) So I have little experience of what the best > >direction is... Any recommendations of modules, other lists etc.. would > >be very much appreciated.. > > > >Thank you kindly :-) > > > >Jimbo
